Cybersecurity and STEM education, inclusion, and outreach for the benefit of society.
CornCon is just 2 hours from the Chicago suburbs and we attract attendees for our CISO Summit and conference from throughout the Midwest. Register and learn more at www.corncon.net.
Expected turnout for the 2023 conference is 500 professionals, including past attendees, industry practitioners, executives, students, educators, and community leaders.… Read the rest
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Join Docent and Pan Asian American Business Council for a Bourbon Buffett in Downtown Chicago on June 30, 2023. Email john@docentinstitute.org for an invite!
Please join us on Friday, June 30, 2023 in downtown Chicago for food, drinks, networking and a great view of Lake Michigan!… Read the rest
Docent hosts 2023 CornCon 9 Midwest Cybersecurity Conference which will be held Oct 5-7, 2023. Registration and calls for speakers/villages/contests/volunteers are open on our website! Earn 16 CPE credits. The Children of The CornCon Kids’ Hacker Camp and STEM Festival will be held for 150 students on Saturday.… Read the rest
Docent hosts the 12th Annual Security Speakeasy at RSA Conference on April 24, 2023. This is a private party for security leaders and friends of friends who want to start the week off right, with jazz, food, good drinks and conversation.… Read the rest
On April 22, 2023 at the downtown campus of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges in Davenport, we will host our annual Spring Hacker Camp and STEM festival. Many area students have attended year after year. Ages range from about 7 years old through high school.… Read the rest
Docent is hosting a career day for Chicago CPS students on March 21, 2023. This is co-hosted with Security Advisor Alliance in downtown Chicago. CPS arranges the busses and who attends, but we expect around 150.
We are following up a day of volunteering with High School students by also hosting a Chicago CISO Dinner for Chicagoland security leaders and our volunteers at The Casino, Chicago’s oldest private club.… Read the rest
Cybersecurity practitioners, as defenders of information, benefit from the fact that they are, in some ways, one large team, and the sharing of information and best practices as an industry and a community elevates everyone’s ability to protect their data. The passing of experience and expertise among peers is important, but staying ahead of emerging cyber threats requires recruiting and training the next generation. … Read the rest
[SLIDES HERE] John introduced the rebooted IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Community on Cybersecurity in a Town Hall on Nov 3, 2022. Please view the recording to see how this STC can bring together people from academia, researcher and industry to solve problems and better understand emerging technologies.… Read the rest
This year we have something for everyone. From the Boardroom to tractor hacking. Speakers, vendors, villages and contests. We also have 150 HS students who are introduced to cybersecurity as a career, with a CTF on Friday. 150 K12 students and their parents who come to enjoy our STEM festival full of activities like lockpicking, ethical hacking, coding, computer building, VR and Hacker Jeopardy for Kids.… Read the rest